Escalon Covenant Church will be the collection point for Operation Christmas Child again this year, with the shoeboxes packed with items for needy youngsters across the country and around the world being delivered there next week. “We have been distributing (shoeboxes) all over town and the church office has a supply,” said local resident Cheryl Degerman, working this year with Escalon Relay Center Coordinator Pamela Elsholz. The church collects boxes that have been filled with items for children in a variety of age ranges and a full week of collection days begins Monday, Nov. 17.